This week features one of the most difficult tunes in the jazz canon. At first glance, Coltrane's, Moment's Notice doesn't seem that hard. Then you start playing over it, maybe even at a fast tempo, and everything changes! This tune is not your run of the mill improvisation experience. The difficulty comes from the chromatic movement contained in the ii-v progressions. This episode is all about how to successfully navigate these difficult changes in a way that makes sense and sounds natural … [Read more...]
Episode 105: Testing Yourself On Moment’s Notice
Motivation Monday: David Writes In About Rhythm Changes!
This week is all about the history and popularity of the iconic chord changes to I Got Rhythm. David wrote us a great email that forced me to do a little bit of research and thinking about this pervasive set of chords that has become so famous over the years. Enjoy! Would you like to support the creators of this podcast? If so, please head over to our Patreon page and show your love by donating $3 or more each month. You get incredible benefits and this keeps the podcast coming at you … [Read more...]
Episode 104: Perfect Technique
This episode is going to show you the secret to perfect technique. No seriously, this episode WILL show you everything you need to know to achieve the true heights of technique on whatever instrument you play. The question is, are you willing to put the time in that's necessary for this system? This is something that was shown to me by a teacher a long time ago and I've recently been using it a lot in my practicing. The results are nothing short of incredible if you do it the prescribed way … [Read more...]
Motivation Monday: Instrumental Arranging
Do you want to arrange for instrumental ensembles but are intimidated or don't know where to start? Check out this week's episode! Here's the book we are discussing if you want to get you're hands on it: Instrumental Jazz Arranging: A Comprehensive And Practical Guide Would you like to support the creators of this podcast? If so, please head over to our Patreon page and show your love by donating $3 or more each month. You get incredible benefits and this keeps the podcast coming at you … [Read more...]
Episode 103: Woody Shaw on There Will Never Be Another You
This week we take a look at some material by the great trumpeter, Woody Shaw. We focus in on what and where he uses tension to create a fantastic sound with the altered scale. There were two lines from his solo on There Will Never Be Another You that demonstrate a fantastic concept we should all be thinking about. Playing 'inside' and then contrasting it with playing 'outside.' This episode has some great stuff for people of all ability levels so be sure to grab the PDF and incorporate some of … [Read more...]
Motivation Monday: Keep On Keepin’ On
This week is all about a great documentary featuring Clark Terry. This film will change your life and allow you to peer into what made Clark such an important figure to so many. Would you like to support the creators of this podcast? If so, please head over to our Patreon page and show your love by donating $3 or more each month. You get incredible benefits and this keeps the podcast coming at you regularly. Thanks so much! … [Read more...]
Episode 102: Creating Tension With Secondary Dominants
Last week we talked about what secondary dominants are. This week we talk about how to use them effectively and give you some strategies for your playing. We know that dominant chords are great places to create tension, and when using secondary dominants, we can create tension in more places than if we only use primary dominants. We will use the blues to explore these cadence points (as usual) and I think this episode will really take your playing to the next level. Enjoy! WANT THE PDF THAT … [Read more...]
Motivation Monday: Larry Writes In About NYC!
This week I got a great email from one of our listeners, Larry. He wanted to give me his perspective on my NY Monday podcast and I think he brought up some great points I wanted to expound upon. Would you like to support the creators of this podcast? If so, please head over to our Patreon page and show your love by donating $3 or more each month. You get incredible benefits and this keeps the podcast coming at you regularly. Thanks so much! … [Read more...]
Episode 101: What Are Secondary Dominants?
This week we talk about an important music theory topic that comes up a lot in our day to day playing. This is something that you may know about, but never knew what it was called. Secondary dominants create more motion in our chord progressions and give them more gravity leading us to the ultimate cadence of V to I in Western Music. There are many places, like the blues, where adding a secondary dominant to your playing can make all the difference between sounding like an amateur or sounding … [Read more...]
Interview: Brent Vaartstra of Learn Jazz Standards
This is a really special episode for me. I got to sit down with Brent Vaartstra of the amazing website, podcast, and YouTube channel, Learn Jazz Standards. Brent is the mastermind behind these incredible resources for musicians and I have been using his materials for years to improve my playing and continue to learn. Brent tells us a little about his path as a musician and then gives us an amazing lesson on learning tunes using his LISTS method. It was a real pleasure to speak with Brent and … [Read more...]
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